Buddy Black vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Bruce Ruffin comes out ahead of Buddy Black in this starter comparison. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Buddy Black held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 80). The edge goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Bruce Ruffin

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Bruce Ruffin

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Bruce Ruffin

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
1142.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
13.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
5.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA